No southern right whales at Warrnambool last year <br />Due to oil exploration near Logan's Beach we hear <br />For to give birth the females went elsewhere <br />At Logan's Beach for them too noisy there. <br /> <br />Whether or not they do return next Spring <br />To Warrnambool when the nesting birds do sing <br />Or will they swim by Warrnambool and not decide to stay <br />Time can only tell as some are known to say. <br /> <br />For to give birth they need a quiet place <br />For to insure the survival of their dwindling race <br />Where they and their young can stay for a month or more <br />Where human beings for oil do not explore. <br /> <br />Will southern right whales give birth at Warrnambool again <br />Or will Warrnambool's loss be another coastal town's gain? <br />Breaching whale mothers and their calves an amazing sight to see <br />And of such I retain the memory.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/no-southern-right-whales/
